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Chelan County Commissioner Tiffany Gering says she's fearful about residents refusing to leave.

The fire has spread north along the shoreline and evacuation notices have extended northward, with the Stehekin Valley area now under Level 1.

There are now 330 crew members working the fire with eight helicopters providing bucket drops from the lake.

I was driving home from work the other day and I was on the phone with my buddy lawn in the tri-cities. (Yes, hands free.) And he mentioned something very strange.

Wenatchee, Lake Chelan, the Waterville Plateau and the Columbia basin all get 3-5 inches of snow Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night.

Temperatures will be much higher than normal, which will contribute to a quicker pace of snowmelt into waterways

The County is proposing to purchase three water rights as well as expand the types of uses the bank will serve and expand the geographic area of the bank.